The following table lists ratings and comments for climbs featured in "Selected Climbs in the Cascades" by Jim Nelson & Peter Potterfield (The Mountaineers, 1993)

Num Mountain Route Grade Rating Length Season Comments
1 Mount Hood Palmer Glacier/South Side II 4-8 hrs May-Jul 35 ° snow, glacier travel, altitude
2 Mount Hood Sandy Glacier III 1-2 days May-Jun 45 ° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude
3 Mt. St. Helens Monitor Ridge & Swift Glacier II+ 5-8 hrs. Mar-Jun 25 ° snow
4 Mt. Adams Adams Glacier III 2-3 days May-Jul 45 ° snow, glacier travel, altitude
5 Mt. Adams South Spur I 1-2 days May-Aug mod. snow, altitude
6 Mt. Adams Mazama Glacier and the Castle II+ 1-2 days May-Aug glacier travel
7 Old Snowy Ives Col I 3 2 days May-Oct
8 Mt. Rainier Disappointment Cleaver/Ingraham Glacier III 2-4 days May-Aug 35° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude
9 Mt. Rainier Emmons Glacier III 2-4 days May-Aug 30° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude
10 Mt. Rainier Liberty Ridge V 3-4 days May-Jul 50° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude
11 Chair Peak North Face III 6-8 hrs. Dec-Mar 50 - 70° ice
12 The Tooth South Face II 5.4 4-7 hrs. year rnd
13 Mt. Daniel Daniel Glacier II 1-2 days May-Oct 35° snow/ice
14 Ingall's Peak South Ridge II 5.4 4-8 hrs. May-Oct
15 Mt. Stuart Ice Cliff Glacier III-V 1-3 days May-Jun 50° snow/ice
16 Mt. Stuart Girth Pillar V 5.11c 2-4 days Jun-Aug or 5.10, A1
17 Mt. Stuart North Ridge IV 5.9 2-3 days May-Oct glacier travel, steep snow
18 Mt. Stuart Stuart Glacier Couloir IV 2-3 days May-Jul 80° snow/ice, glacier travel
19 Colchuck Peak Colchuck Glacier II 3 1-2 days Apr-Jun 40° snow/ice
20 Colchuck Balanced Rock West Face III+ 5.12 1-2 days Jun-Sep or 5.11, A1
21 DragonTail Peak Backbone Ridge IV+ 5.9 1-2 days Jun-Sep
22 DragonTail Peak Serpentine Ridge IV 5.8 1-2 days Jun-Sep
23 DragonTail Peak Triple Couloirs III 5.8 1-3 days Dec-May steep snow/ice
24 Snow Creek Wall Orbit III 5.9 4-8 hrs Apr-Oct
25 Snow Creek Wall Outer Space III 5.9 4-8 hrs Apr-Oct
26 Prusik Peak South Face III 5.9+ 2-3 days May-Oct
27 Prusik Peak West Ridge II 5.7 1-2 days May-Oct
28 Tumwater Canyon Drury Falls III WI 5 1-2 days Dec-Feb 60-90° water ice
29 Index Town Wall Centerfold III 5.11 3-5 hrs year rnd
30 Index Town Wall Town Crier IV 5.8,A2 1-2 days year rnd
31 Index Town Wall Godzilla/Slow Children II 5.10 1-3 hrs year rnd
32 Mount Index, North Peak North Face IV+ 5.7 2 days Nov-Feb steep mixed ground
33 Mount Index, North Peak Eve Dearborn Memorial Route V 2-3 days Nov-Mar 80° snow/ice, steep mixed ground
34 Green Giant Buttress Dreamer & Giant's Tears IV 5.9 1-2 days May-Oct
35 Glacier Peak Sitkum Glacier III 2-3 days May-Oct 30° snow, glacier travel
36 Dome Peak Dome Glacier & SW Summit II+ 2-3 days May-Oct class 4 glacier travel, low 5th class rock
37 Gunsight Peak West Face III+ 5.10 3-5 days Jul-Sep A2
38 Mt. Goode East Buttress III+ 5.5 2-4 days Jun-Sep
39 Mt. Logan Fremont Glacier II 4 3-4 days Jun-Sep glacier travel
40 Sahale Peak Quien Sabe Glacier III 4 1-2 days Jun-Sep steep glacier, exposed snow
41 Mt. Buckner North Face III 2-3 days Jul-Oct 50° snow, glacier travel
42 Mt. Buckner North Face Couloir III 2-3 days Jul-Oct 50° snow, glacier travel
43 Sharkfin Tower Southeast Ridge II 5.0 1-2 days Jun-Sep 30° snow, glacier travel; face is 5.10
44 Forbidden Peak West Ridge III 5.6 1-2 days Jun-Sep 50° snow, glacier travel, bergshrund
45 Forbidden Peak North Ridge IV 5.2 1-2 days Jun-Sep 40° snow, glacier travel, 5.7 moves on approach
46 Forbidden Peak East Ridge Direct II 5.8 1-2 days Jun-Oct
47 Eldorado Peak East Ridge II 2-3 days Apr-Oct 35° snow, glacier travel
48 Eldorado Peak West Arete III 5.8 2-3 days Jun-Sep glacier travel
49 Austera Peak Inspiration Ice Cap II 4 2-3 days May-Oct glacier travel
50 Early Morning Spire SW Face III+ 5.9 2-3 days Aug-Sep
51 South Early Winters Spire Direct East Buttress III+ 5.11 7-10 hrs May-Oct or 5.9, A1
52 South Early Winters Spire South Arete II 5.4 2-6 hrs May-Oct
53 South Early Winters Spire SW Couloir I 5-8 hrs Dec-May 50° snow
54 North Early Winters Spire NW Corner III 5.9 4-7 hrs Jun-Oct
55 North Early Winters Spire West Face III 5.11 4-7 hrs Jun-Oct
56 Lexington Towers East Face III+ 5.9 6-8 hrs Jun-Oct
57 Lexington Towers Tooth & Claw III+ 5.12 6-8 hrs Jun-Oct
58 Liberty Bell Beckey Route II 5.6 3-5 hrs May-Oct
59 Liberty Bell Overexposure II 5.8 1-2 hrs May-Oct
60 Liberty Bell Serpentine Crack III 5.10+ 3-5 hrs Jun-Oct
61 Liberty Bell NW Face II+ 5.8 3-5 hrs Jun-Oct
62 Liberty Bell Liberty Crack V 5.9, A2 1-2 days May-Oct
63 Liberty Bell Thin Red Line V 5.9, A3 1-2 days May-Oct
64 Burgundy Spire North Face II+ 5.8 1-2 days Jun-Sep
65 Chianti Spire East Face III 5.10 1-2 days Jun-Sep
66 Silver Star Mtn. Silver Star Glacier II 3 1-2 days May-Oct
67 West McMillan Spire West Ridge II+ 3 2-3 days Jun-Sep 40° snow
68 Luna Peak SW Ridge II 4 3-5 days Jun-Sep
69 Mount Baker Easton Glacier II 1-3 days May-Aug 30° snow, glacier travel
70 Mount Baker North Ridge III+ 2 days May-Jul 70° snow
71 Mt. Shuksan North Face IV 2-3 days year rnd 50° snow
72 Mt. Shuksan Sulphide Glacier II+ 1-3 days May-Aug 30° snow
73 Nooksack Tower Beckey-Schmidtke Route IV low 5 2-3 days May-Sep 50° snow
74 Ruth Mtn. Ruth Glacier II 4-7 hrs Apr-Oct 25° snow, glacier travel
75 Mt. Challenger Challenger Glacier II 5.7+ 3-5 days Jun-Sep 30° snow, glacier travel
76 Bear Mtn. North Buttress IV 5.10a 2-3 days Jul-Aug 5.8, A4
77 Slesse Mtn. NE Buttress V 5.9+ 1-3 days Jun-Sep

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